The final episode of this podcast series is a little different to the rest. In April and May 2023, Katelijn Verstraete sat down and interviewed individual artists, arts managers, directors, producers, practitioners and activists based in several countries across Asia and Oceania. They discussed the topic of climate change in the performing arts at great lengths in relation to IETM’s latest publication Climate Justice - Through the Creative Lens of the Performing Arts. Through these conversations, Katelijn gained a first hand understanding of the effect climate change has on the performing arts sector from the perspective of artists, disabled artists, grassroots and networks. The result of these interviews is not a Focus Group discussion as such, but more a collection of inspiring conversations broken down into several topics.
The consultation in Asia included a series of interviews conducted by Katelijn Verstraete and Levina Wirawan.
Interviewees:
Tan E-Jan, founder and director of In Situ, an arts management consultancy that specialises in facilitating international exchange and collaborations between Southeast Asia and the world at large, Malaysia.
Siree Riewpaiboon, performer, interpreter, performing arts manager and producer, Thailand.
Geli Arceño
, educator, art writer, and cultural worker in Bacolod City, Philippines.
Park Jisun, creative producer, researcher, and arts policy advisor, South Korea.
Hiroko Oshima, scenographer and theatre workshop practitioner based in Tokyo, Japan.
Wayla Amatathammachad, director of the International Low Fat Art Fes and researcher in contemporary art management, Thailand.
Mellissa Lim, General Manager of The Necessary Stage (TNS) and the Executive Producer of the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival, Singapore.
Angharad Wynne-Jones, Head of Audience Engagement at the State Library of Victoria, Australia.
Benjamin Milton Hampe, Project Director at the ASEAN Foundation, Myanmar/Australia.
Onn Sokny, Country Director, Epic Arts, Cambodia.
Nova Ruth Setyaningtyas, musician, political and environmental activist, Indonesia.
Maria (Ria) Tri Sulistiyani, co-artistic director, Papermoon Theatre, Indonesia.
Production - Lottie Atkin for IETM
Editing - Maaike Muis
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